The Doof Warrior is the most metal thing ever. Seriously. If anything ever says, in the future, that something is really “metal”, then the question must be raised: “Is it as metal as the Doof Warrior?”; the answer, invariably, will be “no”.
It seemed to me that Splendid was dead or very nearly so and beyond help when the doc performed the emergency C-section. He says something like “another month and he would have lived” indicating that the baby was eithet not yet viable, or too premature to keep alive with their devolved technology. The fates of the doc and Joe’s eldest wife are not clear. BTW, IMDB says they’re named The Organic Mechanic and Ms. Giddy respectively.
One small thing I really liked about that sequence: when some of the wives want to go back for Splendid after she falls off the rig, Max says she went under the wheels. ISTM, he knows she didn’t or isn’t sure, but Furiosa silently agrees to stick with the convenient story, because there’s no hope of retrieving her. We subsequently see that she didn’t get crushed, but nevertheless the leaders made the right decision, because it would have been suicidal to go back.
This was certainly the case with Nux, and there were a few lines about “half-life” that seem to generalize that interpretation to all the Warboys, and presumably the wretched “peasants” hanging around below the Citadel.
This movie must have some kind of record for combined least dialogue and least intelligible dialogue. Not complaining, though, it works. Does anybody know what slogan the Warboys shout when they make that gesture with their fingers interlocked?
Apparently there’s always a large percentage of the war-boys on the sick roll. When they are deciding to turn around, it’s mentioned that only the sick ones are still in the citadel. All the healthy ones are on the pursuit. Presumably, the dogma is that a war-boy has only a half-life in the here and now, but can get to a shiny chrome Valhalla by dying bravely.
Yes, and growths like Nux’s seem to be fairly common among the Warboys. The lieutenant who refers to Furiosa as “Mom” has visible growths on his neck, too.
“Witness Me”? Nux also tells this to Capable when he sacrifices himself.
Thanks! English is not my first language, and when I hear something in a different accent or rushed, it takes time for me to process. Obviously, this is not the movie where I can ask for a second chance of listening to the lines. I still enjoy it, plot holes and all.
And yes, I was smiling/laughing every time I saw the Doof Warrior, which alas died at the end.
I also liked the other wife gestures, when she said she was praying to anyone who would listen.
And the spray reviews are lovely! And shiny and chrome!
That’s awesome! I read the “reviews” all the way, smiling the whole time and laughing out loud several times (“This product is TOO FEMINIST and wants to DESTROY MEN!”). I’ll bet the Wilton people were “Wha…?” when they started appearing. I’ve seen Fury Road twice now and there were lines in some of those reviews I didn’t catch. I will have to see it again, not that I wouldn’t anyway.
Yep. Our group considered it for Dragoncon, but figured we’d be buried in an avalanche of Warboys and peasants and our chances of being Witnessed would be way too small to get to Valhalla.
It’s on the ‘instant classic recognizable group cosplay’ list for when inspiration in future years is lacking, and I do indeed have the cupcake spray saved to my Amazon wishlist.
There was also this lovely makeup tutorial from Jezebel.
Yeah, I think Hollywood has inadvertently stumbled across a new formula: Find a very talented, creative, professional director, say “No.” to his passion project for thirty-some-odd years, then say “Yes!” and give him $120 million (adjust for inflation). The things he’s had brewing in his mind are so refined after all this time…
I still enjoy it, plot holes and all.